MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	250% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 13:23
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 74 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 895 93% 746 Pts	64-Core 895 55% 895 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 4027) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Lighting 57.8 Reflection 58.2 Parallax 53.7 47% 56.6 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 52.5 Splatting 47.4 44% 54.9 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1560 1058 621 593 533 532 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1698 Write 1,687 Mixed 1,267 SusWrite 816 306% 1,367 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 88.7 303% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 763 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 349 407% 692 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 277%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 442GB free Firmware: SBFMP1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 436 235 162 157 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 461 Mixed 350 SusWrite 265 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.4 166% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 224 198% 294 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 138 147 150 151 141 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 91.5 Write 117 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 142 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 204% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 207GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 185 184 185 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 138 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 184 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler C10 16GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 1641 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 20.9 Write 7 Mixed 2.5 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 31 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 30.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 97%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,766x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16